i particularly like the last sentence in the press release quoted below. [rquoter]GOProud Praises Former First Lady Laura Bush for Support of Marriage Equality Statement of Bruce Carroll, GOProud Board Member and Blogger at Gaypatriot.org (Washington, D.C.) - Last night, former First Lady Laura Bush expressed her support for same-sex marriage on CNN's Larry King Live. Bush told King, "Well, I think that we ought to definitely look at it and debate it. I think there are a lot of people who have trouble coming to terms with that because they see marriage as traditionally between a man and a woman. But I also know that when couples are committed to each other and love each other that they ought to have the same sort of rights that everyone has." In response, Bruce Carroll, GOProud Board member and blogger at Gaypatriot.net, released the following statement: "We want to thank Former First Lady Laura Bush for her courageous support for marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. Laura Bush now joins prominent conservatives such as former Vice President Dick Cheney in support of same-sex marriage. "It will be impossible for the gay community to achieve equality of opportunity without the support of conservative voices like Laura Bush. I further hope my friends on the left note that now we have members of the Bush, Cheney and McCain families in support of marriage, but no Obamas or Bidens."[/rquoter]
Why did Laura Bush wait until after her husband's presidency was over to support gay marriage? It seems like she could have done more for the cause (if her support was genuine) had she been openly supportive during her 8 years in the White House. Also, how many Obamas and Bidens are there that are public advocates of anything?
She's expressed her consideration for the same 'sort of rights' as everyone else. That can be civil unions -- which W also supported (as does Obama). The blogger has distorted it to be more then it is. Imagine that. The comforting news, though...is that the idea of gay unions is being recognized by even the older, grey and staunchly obstructionist old guard. It's just a matter of time.
Weed by a country mile. Evangelicals will eventually accept that just like gambling, booze and birth control.
Because she married someone she disagrees with politcally? She is a celebrity and speaking out against an inequality she perceives. So to answer your question, the people who also perceive the same inequality care.
Where was this in 2004 when Bush and Rove pushed state anti-gay marriage amendments to bring out conservatives for his re-election? Total hypocrites.
Wow, if she were to write a book that she was trying to sell, statements like this would be really good for sales. Has she written a book lately? Hmmm.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Posted: 5:05 AM EST (1005 GMT) - Bush calls for ban on same-sex marriages http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/24/elec04.prez.bush.marriage/
IN 2004, Karl Rove declared that President Bush would win re-election if Republicans turned out millions of religious and other conservative voters who had stayed home in 2000. And they did just that, with the help of voter outreach campaigns, a network of church appeals and state initiatives that would ban gay marriage. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/w...2840000&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all Karl Rove is an outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage, citing "5,000 years of understanding the institution of marriage" as his justification. He also famously engineered multiple referenda to incorporate a ban on same-sex marriage into various states' constitutions in 2004 in order to ensure that so-called ""Christian conservatives" and "value voters" who believe in "traditional marriage laws" would turn out and help re-elect George W. Bush. Yet, like so many of his like-minded pious comrades, Rove seems far better at preaching the virtues of "traditional marriage" to others and exploiting them for political gain than he does adhering to those principles in his own life: http://www.salon.com/news/gay_marriage/index.html?story=/opinion/greenwald/2009/12/29/rove Strategists on both sides of the aisle say gay marriage was one of the crystallizing issues of the campaign, driving evangelicals and also swing voters to the polls. Eleven states voted for amendments banning gay marriage and White House adviser Karl Rove says that the president will still push hard for a constitutional amendment. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,139015,00.html How many links do you need?
I guess Laura Bush is at odds with her husband then. GW certainly is against gay marriage, and came out in favor of a constitutional amendment to make sure gay marriage was never allowed in the US. Thank goodness Obama's policies are much more gay friendly than Bush's.
